Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University completed the first at-sea equipment trials at the Sanya Yazhou Bay test site, testing a seabed mining vehicle.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Changxing Marine Laboratory showcased the Kaituo 2 deep-sea mining vehicle at the 2024 China Marine Economy Expo.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University announced its Kaituo 2 deep-sea mining vehicle completed a 4,000 meter class sea trial, a domestic breakthrough.

SJTU's Kaituo 2 set six records over five dives, touching down at 4,102.8 meters and recovering deep-sea polymetallic crusts and nodules.

SJTU's Kaituo 2 polymetallic sulfide mining vehicle completed functional tests of eight key subsystems in Yazhou Bay, Sanya.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Kaituo 1 heavy-duty mining vehicle completed a 1,305-meter deep-sea trial in the South China Sea.

In April 2021 Shanghai Jiao Tong University trialled its 8 tonne deep-sea mining vehicle aboard RV Zhang Jian in the South China Sea.